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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Justin Bieber's 'Believe" Movie Bombs As Fans Stay Away In Droves

Justin Bieber

Maybe telling one's fans on Christmas Eve that one is quitting
music for good is not a great idea. Just ask pop singer Justin
Bieber. His new documentary movie "Believe" released this past week,
bombed like it's nobody's business, just days after he announced his
premature retirement at age 19.

Before (left) and after (right). Justin Bieber
is not looking himself of late due to drug use, alcoholism and heavy
partying

1:27 PM PST 12/28/2013 - The film may only take in $4.5 million
in its first five days, a fraction of what Justin Bieber's "Never
Say Never" made and by far the worst showing among concert
documentaries featuring the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and One
Direction.

The performer's second concert documentary Believe is turning in
a dismal performance at the Christmas box office, where it has
earned only $3.1 million in its first three days. On Friday, it fell
below $1 million to $790,000 for a 14th place finish.

Believe is now only expected to take in $4.5 million over the
course of its five-day debut (Wednesday through Sunday), including a
meek weekend haul of $2.2 million. Granted, the movie is said to
have cost only $5 million to make, but Believe will do only a
fraction of the business that Bieber's Never Say Never enjoyed in
February 2011.

Never Say Never, opening to $29.5 million in North America,
posted a lifetime domestic gross of $73 million, making it the most
successful concert film of all time domestically. Most box office
observers say Believe may only hit $10 million.

Believe is badly trailing similar concert documentaries. In
August, One Direction: This Is Us debuted to $15.8 million on its
way to earning $28.9 million (even that was considered something of
a disappointment)...
Still, there's no denying that many of Bieber's fans are staying
away. Rivals question why Open Road -- owned by giant exhibitors
Regal and AMC -- decided to open Believe on Christmas, the most
crowded time of the year.